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<br />City of Little Canada – Accessory Structure Ordinance Updates <br />Planning Commission Meeting – October 23, 2025 <br />9 <br />R-C District <br />Table 904-19: Detached Accessory Buildings, R-C District <br /> Maximum <br />Number <br />Minimum <br />Setback - <br />Front <br />Minimum <br />Setback - <br />Side <br />Minimum <br />Setback - <br />Rear <br />Maximum <br />Total Area <br />Maximum Height <br />Single-Family <br />Detached, Two- <br />or Three Family <br />Buildings <br />3 Not permitted <br />in front of <br />principal <br />structure. <br />5 5 1,500 square <br />feet <br />(combined <br />across all <br />buildings) 5 <br />18 ft or height of <br />principal building, <br />whichever is less. <br />Multifamily <br />Buildings and <br />Common <br />Interest <br />Communities <br />No fixed limit. <br />Must be <br />accessory and <br />subordinate to <br />principal use. <br />Not permitted <br />in front of <br />principal <br />structure(s). <br />5 5 -- 5 18 ft or height of <br />principal building, <br />whichever is less. <br />Stand-Alone <br />Commercial <br />Buildings 8 <br />1 Not permitted <br />in front of <br />principal <br />structure. <br />5 5 30% of the <br />footprint of <br />the principal <br />building 5 <br />18 ft or height of <br />principal building, <br />whichever is less. <br />1. Detached accessory buildings include garages, sheds, workshops, gazebos, pergolas, and other <br />roofed structures exceeding 50 square feet in area. <br />2. Structures that are open-sided or partially enclosed (such as pergolas or gazebos) are classified as <br />accessory buildings if they are roofed and detached. <br />3. Small incidental structures (≤50 sq ft) are exempt from building limits but must meet placement <br />standards (see Section 915.020). <br />4. No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement <br />unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non -permanent structure <br />may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. <br />5. Accessory buildings may not cause a lot or development site to exceed applicable yard, lot- <br />coverage, or impervious-surface standards established in this Code. <br />6. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) may be considered to allow additional buildings or area (see <br />Sections 914.130 and 915.020). <br />7. A detached accessory building located within a corner side yard may be reviewed under the side <br />yard setback standard rather than the corner side standard if both adjoining streets are local <br />streets and the street along the corner side terminates in a dead end, cul-de-sac, or right-of-way <br />that is not actively used by through traffic. Adequate corner visibility must be maintained in <br />accordance with Section 915.030. <br />8. For properties containing both a commercial use and a dwelling unit, accessory buildings and <br />structures shall comply with the standards for the dwelling type on the site (e.g., single-family, <br />multifamily), rather than the commercial standards. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Commented [BH13]: R-C does not currently have clear <br />provisions for detached accessory buildings. Most properties <br />in R-C are residential but some are hybrid or fully <br />commercial. <br /> <br />These standards provide allotments based on use. <br />Commented [BH14]: Staff have a provision for the <br />genuinely mixed-use parcels that may exist in this district